Stop the Spread of COVID-19!... Yeongdeungpo-gu Conducts Special Crackdown on Entertainment Establishments

Club Risk Alert Due to Confirmed Cases... Inspection of 8,624 Entertainment and Food Hygiene Establishments... 5 Teams of 68 Staff and Consumer Food Inspectors Conduct Frequent and Night Inspections... Continuous Checks Since March... 4 Entertainment Bars Including Yuhengjupum and Danranjupum Prosecuted

On the night of the 12th, district officials conducted an inspection and informed the owner of a karaoke bar about the quarantine guidelines.

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Yeongdeungpo-gu (Mayor Chae Hyun-il) has launched a comprehensive inspection of entertainment establishments and food hygiene businesses in the area in response to the spread of COVID-19 originating from Itaewon clubs.

Following the transition to social distancing in daily life, the district has been conducting inspections since the 6th on 8,624 locations including general restaurants, danranjupjeom (karaoke bars), cafes, entertainment establishments, and food hygiene businesses.

A total of 68 personnel, including staff and consumer food safety monitors, are divided into five teams conducting spot checks and nighttime inspections, and will continue these inspections until the situation is resolved.

The main focus of the inspections is compliance with social distancing and quarantine guidelines. The district has informed the targeted businesses in advance through official documents and text messages about the guidelines, and on-site inspections ensure immediate corrective actions are taken against businesses not following the protocols.

The inspection teams guide and check whether customers maintain a distance of at least 2 meters from others, sit with tables spaced 2 meters apart, avoid facing each other, share food properly, and use delivery orders.

Additionally, they focus on whether business owners and managers have designated quarantine managers, whether symptomatic employees have been given leave, and whether staff wear masks, verifying the efforts made by establishments to prevent COVID-19.

Prior to this inspection, the district has been continuously inspecting entertainment facilities since March, confirming compliance with quarantine guidelines, and has filed complaints against four entertainment and danranjupjeom establishments for violations.

The district plans to strengthen the quarantine system for entertainment and food hygiene businesses through ongoing spot and nighttime inspections, and will further expand publicity on social distancing and quarantine guidelines.

Meanwhile, on the 9th, the district completed the enforcement of the assembly ban order by dividing 153 entertainment establishments into zones and dispatching 37 personnel in six teams, including staff and consumer food hygiene monitors, to deliver administrative orders for the ban and post the order notices.

Chae Hyun-il, Mayor of Yeongdeungpo-gu, stated, “Entertainment establishments and danranjupjeom are the most vulnerable sectors to COVID-19 quarantine,” and added, “We will block community infections through proactive management and inspections of 8,624 food hygiene businesses including restaurants.”

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